India, Feb. 17 -- Months of speculation have finally been put to rest after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was out of power for nearly two decades, won office in Dhaka in the recent parliamentary elections. Tarique Rahman, son of former president and military strongman General Ziaur Rahman, and erstwhile prime minister (PM) Khaleda Zia, and currently head of the BNP, took oath as the PM of Bangladesh on Tuesday.

Ever since Sheikh Hasina exited Bangladesh in August 2024, Bangladesh has been in a state of uncertainty, political turbulence, wanton violence and complete lawlessness. With a new regime in place, the hope is that a new and stable Bangladesh will emerge.

The significant aspect of the poll outcome is that the BNP ...